Swift Green Bus

Community Transit is expanding our Swift bus rapid transit (BRT) network by extending the Swift Green Line. The Swift Green Line Extension will create direct connections to two major destinations at downtown Bothell and UW Bothell/Cascadia College, as well as Sound Transit’s Stride S3 BRT line.

Design and environmental review is underway. The timeline for the Swift Green Line Extension aligns with the City of Bothell' Bothell Way NE Multimodal Project and the Sound Transit Stride S3 Line. Coordinating construction with the Bothell Way project is more efficient and reduces overall costs. We anticipate you’ll be able to ride the Swift Green Line Extension starting between 2028 and 2031.

Opportunities to engage

We gathered input from the community on the proposed station locations from Oct. 16 through Nov. 10, 2023. Visit the Swift Green Line Extension online open house to learn more about the recommended station locations or watch the recorded webinar below.

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Swift Green Line corridor and map

Swift Green Line map

Swift Green Line corridor and map

The four-mile Swift Green Line Extension will add up to six new pairs of stations between Canyon Park Park & Ride and UW Bothell/Cascadia College. Following analysis and community input, the recommended station locations are:

  • Bothell Way NE and 228th St SE
  • Bothell Way NE and 240 St SE
  • Bothell Way NE and 201st Pl (potential future infill station)
  • Bothell Way NE and Reder Way
  • NE 185th St and 104th Ave NE (proposed Stride station shared with Swift)
  • Beardslee Blvd at UW Bothell/Cascadia College (proposed Stride station shared with Swift)
Swift Green Line Proposed Extension

Timeline

The approximate timeline for the Swift Green Line Extension project is:

  • Station siting study: 2022-2024
    • Community engagement: Oct. 16 – Nov. 10. 2023
    • Recommended station locations: March 2024
  • Design & Environmental Review: 2024-2027
  • Project will be constructed in tandem with the Bothell Way Multimodal Project that will implemented by the City of Bothell
    • Tentative Construction: 2027-2031
  • Swift Green Line Extension service begins: As early as 2028 up to 2031

Redesigned Swift stations

A Community Transit Swift bus stops at the 196th St SW station on the first day of service, August 21, 2023
Swift Blue Line station at Hwy 99 and 196th St SW, similar to the stations that will be used on the Swift Green Line Extension.

The new Swift Green Line Extension stations will include a roof, lighting, real-time information signs, seating, windscreens, digital signage, and ticket vending machines. You can check out what the stations will look like at the Swift Blue Line Station on Hwy 99 and 196th St SW.